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In this edited volume, Nigerian scholars from a variety of disciplines examine the relationship between gender and Nigeria’s pathways of development in the last 100 years of its nationhood. This analysis is set against the background of unequal power dynamics between women and men, and specifically the ways in which social, cultural, political, and economic construction of gender has influenced Nigeria’s course of development through her colonial and post-colonial history. The influence of the nature of economic governance, policy, and institutional frameworks, the nature of resource availability and (re)distribution between women and men in terms of goods and services, knowledge and skills, policies and budgets, and the outcomes and impacts for women and men are seen in terms of women’s economic empowerment, equal participation and development benefits. This rich collection of empirical works therefore provides not just the rhetoric but the evidence to indict gender power relations in Nigeria, especially at the institutional level. This volume unpacks and explores this recurrent problem with a the goal of identifying new pathways for gender relations.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: A Centenary of Nationhood and a Gender Balance Sheet of Nigeria’s Development Pathways by Funmi Soetan and Bola Akanji

Chapter 2: A Centenary of Women in Nigeria’s Development Planning Processes: A Perspective View of Policy Regimes by Bola Akanji and Bolanle Awe

Chapter 3: A Centenary of Economic Development: Dynamics of Gender Inequality by Funmi Soetan and Adetunji Ogunyemi

Chapter 4: Gender Equality and Feminized Poverty: Multi-Dimensional and Centenary Perspectives by Monica Orisadare and Tolu Osinubi

Chapter 5: Economic Planning Basics: A Centenary Gender Approach to Household Data Gathering by Bukola Daramola

Chapter 6: Agricultural Production, Policy and Profession: A Centenary Gender Review by Olanike Deji and Dorcas Alabi

Chapter 7: A Centenary of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Nigeria: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by Helen Aderemi and Stephen Adegbite

Chapter 8: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Empowerment and Gender Equity: A Centenary Perspective by Foluso Adeyinka and Yetunde Aluko

Conclusion: A Centenary of Development Policies: A Gender Balance Sheet and Future Strategies by Bola Akanji and Funmi Soetan

Product details

Published Aug 15 2018
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 214
ISBN 9781498564755
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 4 BW Illustrations, 5 BW Photos, 18 Tables
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Series Gender and Sexuality in Africa and the Diaspora
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Funmi Soetan

Anthology Editor

Bola Akanji

Contributor

Funmi Soetan

Contributor

Bola Akanji

Contributor

Bolanle Awe

Contributor

Tolu Osinubi

Contributor

Bukola Daramola

Contributor

Olanike Deji

Contributor

Dorcas Alabi

Contributor

Helen Aderemi

Contributor

Foluso Adeyinka

Contributor

Yetunde Aluko

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